Deacon Oliver West Jr., age 82, peacefully passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 30, 2025 surrounded by family at VCU Health. He was born July 17, 1942, in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The eldest son of the late Rev. Oliver and Dorothy Mae West.

Oliver was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Rose Marie West;  three brothers, James West, Boyd West and Cliff West; one sister, Marian West.

Oliver is survived by one daughter and one son-in-law, Natascha Ham and Charles Ham; one stepdaughter, Carmen Trumpfheller; one stepson, Michael Trumpfheller,  two grandchildren, Jordan Ham and Myles Ham; three brothers, Taft West, Ronald West, and Michael West; one sister, LaVerne Burton. He also leaves behind a host of family members and friends who will sadly miss him.

Services will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 800 Augusta Avenue, Petersburg, VA, the Rev. Dr. Wesley K. McLauglin, Pastor, eulogist.  The interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery.

J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com. Watch the funeral services live online on our J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. Facebook page.